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    • pieter_jan_v
  • By pieter_jan_v on March 15, 2004
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    • No bikcycle parking! - Amsterdam
    No bikcycle parking!
    by pieter_jan_v, 1 more photos
    You cannot park your bicycle at any spot.

    Most shopkeepers have small signs in their window that they will remove your bike (they don't like to get scratches on the glass or worse).

    At the Central Station each week a truckload of wrongly parked bicycles is hauled away.

    And even at the Chinese Tempel at the Zeedijk your bicycle is not welcome!

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    Cycling: Cycling
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    • micas_pt
  • By micas_pt on December 12, 2003
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    • Cycling - Amsterdam
    by micas_pt
    While crossing the street you should be very careful as there are specific lanes for bicycles, between pedestrian walk and road. So, apart from checking if there are cars on the road, don't forget to check if there is any bicycle coming between you and the road.

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    Cycling: Major Hazard No.3
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    • johngayton
  • By johngayton on September 7, 2005
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    • Ah, Classy! - Amsterdam
    Ah, Classy!
    by johngayton
    It wouldn't be so bad if it was just the young girls, but there are some very classy women around as well who equally distract my eye............does she really have to cycle round town with a sheer white dress on?

    "Girls in white dresses.............these are a few of my favourite things".

    I'll change that to "Women in white dresses and diaphanous - help me out here - aquamarine? shawls............BONK!!

    Who put that tree there? #~***~#

    MEMO:
    Dear Mayor of Amsterdam
    For your next piece of legislation, I propose a dress code for women cyclists, either that or get rid of all trees, lamposts, bollards (especially!) and just to be on the safe side fill in the canals...........it's only a matter of time before there is going to be a serious fatality
    Cheers, John.

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    Cycling: Major Hazard No.1
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    • johngayton
  • By johngayton on September 7, 2005
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    • Ah, blondes! - Amsterdam
    Ah, blondes!
    by johngayton
    One of the main problems I have when visiting places is that I want to take in as much as possible in the allotted time. And so I am always looking around me..... up, down, left, right - taking in the views, always wanting to find out what's round the next corner.............and the result is that I never seem to be looking where I am actually going.

    This is further compounded in Amstersdam by.......as you can see from the pic!

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    Cycling: Bicycles
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    • Nick_Greek
  • By Nick_Greek on September 11, 2005
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    • Bikes Parked In Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Amsterdam
    Bikes Parked In Amsterdam, The
    Netherlands
    by Nick_Greek
    Most of us,people that have been growing up in big cities, we've been told once or twice about how good our city could be if we started using our bikes ans build separate cycling roads.. I used to agree with that opinion but after visiting Amsterdam i totally changed my mind!! Bikes are everywhere..At every street, at every corner!They're being parked on the best spots and their drivers are often rude.You see, bike-stealing level in Amsterdam is high so Amsterdamers use their old bikes the ones without brakes on'em! So its pretty clear that if you - the poor tourist- by mistake (as Athens hasnt got its own cycling roads) step to a cycling road that probably can't be seen on the ground it would be preferable for the cyclists to push you off the road rather than to put their foot down and stop!! Amsterdam is a cycling-jungle!!!!

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    Cycling: Watch out and take care!
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    • SnoopySue
  • Updated By SnoopySue on February 5, 2005
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    • Amsterdam - Amsterdam
    Amsterdam
    by SnoopySue
    If you're pedestrian be aware of ciclysts. They could be as dangerous as car drivers. And than if you're driving a car take care as well because there are double signalization, one for motor vehicles and one for bicycles what could be a bit confusing especially if you're not familiar with such traffic regulations.

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    Cycling: How to lock your bike
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    • martin_nl
  • Updated By martin_nl on July 10, 2003
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    • Make sure you lock your boke the right way!!! - Amsterdam
    Make sure you lock your
    boke the right way!!!
    by martin_nl
    The picture shows you how not to lock your bike in the Netherlands. Bicycle theft has the highest crime rate in the Netherlands. My bike was stolen 6 times in Leeuwarden, and I only lived there for three years. In Amsterdam it's all the same. The person whose bike is gone on this picture made a huge mistake by only locking the wheel. When using a lock you should attach it to the frame!! Make sure you do this everytime you stall your bike in Amsterdam, or you''ll risk it being stolen and end up by only having a wheel left....

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    Cycling: Lock your bike
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    • barryg23
  • Updated By barryg23 on April 12, 2003
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    • No room to park the bike - Amsterdam
    No room to park the bike
    by barryg23
    I've read that there are 500,000 bikes in Amsterdam and a million stolen every year. So on average each bike gets taken twice. Hence if you rent a bike make sure you get a good lock and check with the rental shop what their policy is on stolen bikes. (The guy we rented them from said there would be no charge if stolen provided we returned the lock keys?!)

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    Cycling: Mayhem in the streets!
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    • Bushman23
  • By Bushman23 on September 27, 2007
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    • Bicycles EVERYWHERE!! - Amsterdam
    Bicycles EVERYWHERE!!
    by Bushman23
    When wandering around the streets, remember that there are 3 lanes: Vehicles, Pedesrians, AND cycles. Its easy to wander into the cycle lane, so spacious, but you'll get off pretty quickly too, cyclists won't make to much of an effort to get out of your way!

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    Cycling: Major Hazard No.2
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    • johngayton
  • Updated By johngayton on October 6, 2009
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    • Ah Redheads! - Amsterdam
    Ah Redheads!
    by johngayton
    The main problem of course is: I keep bumping into things - lamposts, trees, other people, THUNK, such is life,..........but bollards are the worst!!!

    I'd rather fall into the canal as that would cause far less tears ;)

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